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Red cherry shrimp in a planted aquarium.

How To Set Up a 5 Gallon Planted Shrimp Tank A 5 gallon tank is the ideal size for a freshwater shrimp tank. This article will show you how to set up your own planted shrimp tank in 12 easy steps. For...

7 Incredible Exotic Pets for Aquariums (#6 is Odd)

Kevin

Aquarium Fish, Aquarium Pets, Aquarium Shrimp

What Are Some of the Most Interesting and Most Exotic Pets that Can Be Kept in Aquariums? Maybe you are an experienced aquarist looking for something new, or a new fish keeper wondering what types of aquati...

What Do Betta Fish Need? (A Quick & Easy Guide)

Kevin

Aquarium Fish, Betta Fish

Betta fish (Betta splendens), also known as Siamese fighting fish, are one of the most well recognizable tropical aquarium fish in the world. Betta fish have risen through the ranks and achieved a position ...

How To Get Rid Of Snails In Aquariums

Kevin

Aquarium Fish, Aquarium Snails, Planted Tank

So, you bring home some aquatic plants, maybe you check them for snails, and then you place them in your fish tank. Everything looks great. Then, a couple weeks later, the snail-pocalypse starts; your ta...

The Best Fish For a 10 Gallon Tank (#6 is a flying fish)

Kevin

Aquarium Fish, Planted Tank

A 10 gallon aquarium might be the most popular tank size in existence. You can think of a 10 gallon tank as the Honda Civic of aquariums—practical and widely available. The reason that 10 gallon tanks ar...

Spiderwood Aquascape (With Low Light Plants)

Kevin

Aquascaping, Planted Tank

There are only a few types of aquarium safe wood commonly used in aquascapes, and spiderwood is one of those woods. Spiderwood, also known as azalea roots or rhododendron roots, is a type of aquarium driftw...

Dragon stone aquascape with live plants.

How To: Dragon Stone Aquascape For Betta Fish

Kevin

Aquascaping, Betta Fish, Planted Tank

If you are new to aquascaping, or new to using dragon stone in an aquascape, this article will show you, in 12 easy steps, how to create a head-turning design in a 5 gallon tank using dragon stone. I find t...

DIY Ecosphere: How to Create Your Own (And What Might Be Inside!)

Kevin

Aquarium Shrimp, Aquascaping, Jar Aquarium

What is an ecosphere? The general definition of an ecosphere is a closed planetary ecological system, consisting of all living organisms and their environment. But, in this article we are talking about a...

Albino bushynose catfish in planted tank.

Best Algae Eaters For Freshwater Aquariums (From 2-100+ Gallons)

Kevin

Algae, Aquarium Fish, Aquarium Shrimp, Aquascaping, Planted Tank

If scraping algae off your glass makes you sad, consider getting an algae eater for your aquarium. I'm not saying that your algae eater will keep your tank perfectly clean and clear of algae, but they defin...

Nano Shrimp Tank Aquascape in a Jar (No Filter, No CO2)

Kevin

Aquarium Shrimp, Aquascaping, Planted Tank

What is a nano shrimp tank? In the freshwater aquarium hobby, a nano tank typically refers to a jar, bowl, or rectangular aquarium ranging in size from 2 gallons to 10 gallons. But, the term “nano tank” ...